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Using a Thousand Dollar Bill to Pay

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/31Oct23-Glurs-Tavern-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)One thousand dollar bills were last printed in 1945 and they were officially discontinued in 1969.  You can still find…

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The Storied History of Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/30Oct23-Glurs-Tavern-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you drove past Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska you might not give it a second thought.  However, if you…

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The Landmark Golf Course

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/08/05Sep23-Landmark-Golf-Course-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You won’t find a big sign for this place and you’ll travel down plenty of gravel roads to reach it…

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Traveling Gravel Roads to Golf

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/08/04Sep23-Landmark-Golf-Course-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)“Landmand” is the Danish word for farmer and in northeast Nebraska you’ll find a place that recently opened with that…

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A Piece of Ground that Stands Out

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/08/01Sep23-Landmark-Golf-Course-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Bryce Andersen’s family had a piece of ground that stood out, but for the wrong reasons.  It was just too…

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The Fastest Blackbird

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/26Jul23-SAC-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the largest and fastest blackbird you’ll ever see.  But it’s just one of many intriguing items associated with America’s…

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The Higgins Boat Memorial

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/05/29May23-Higgins-Boat-Columbus-Nebraska.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every Memorial Day we remember our family and friends who have passed.  Many communities will also remember their veterans and…

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Menu Headliner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/01Mar23-Wahoo-Friends-Cafe-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some eating establishments are known for a specific item on the menu.  That’s the case for this spot near Omaha,…

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Good Friends Café

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/28Feb23-Wahoo-Friends-Cafe-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over time the use of buildings can change.  That’s the case in downtown Wahoo, Nebraska.  The old co-op offices left…

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Special Food for Unique Tastes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/27Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We may think of specific regions of the world offering up dishes that you can only find if you make…

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Wahoo Weiner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/24Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of Colonel Sanders special chicken recipe.  In fact, some of our favorite foods and drinks have secret recipes…

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Wahoo Locker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/23Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Decades ago just about every town in farm country had a locker plant.  Today those numbers have decreased, but demand…

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A Small Town Grocery Store

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/16Dec22-Friend-Nebraska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you live in or near a very small town, it’s a big blow when you lose your grocery store. …

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You’ve Got a Friend in Friend

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/15Dec22-Friend-Nebraska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you need a good friend. In this case, the good friend is the entire town.  After all, it’s in…

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Charley Havlat – An Important Moment in World War II History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/11Nov22-Dorchester-Nebraska-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In May of 1945, Dorchester, Nebraska native, Charley Havlat, was killed in action in the European theatre of World War…

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The Burden Family

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/10Nov22-Dorchester-Nebraska-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The journey from slavery to freedom was one of many challenges for many families in the years following the Civil…

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Advertising Artistic Stage Masterpiece

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/09Nov22-Dorchester-Nebraska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may not think of advertising as a work of art.  A trip to the farm town of Dorchester, Nebraska…

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Dorchester, Nebraska’s Log Cabin

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/08Nov22-Dorchester-Nebraska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can still find a few old, historic log cabins in this country.  Many are museums of early pioneer life. …

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Did You See That Fencepost?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/09Jun22-Joe-Jeffrey-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every cattleman needs good fences to keep the herd from roaming free.  Joe Jeffrey has seen many miles of those…

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Getting the Water Where You Need It

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/08Jun22-Joe-Jeffrey-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can plant a crop in the ground, but without water it will do very little.  The farmers of this…

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